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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In describing the fight against the Red Crests in Chapter 15, the Chieftan's grandfather says that his tribe brought the enemy to bay in the bog country north of what place?
(a) The Three Hills.
(b) The Red Mountain.
(c) The Catuvellauni.
(d) The Green Pasture.

2. What does the Chieftan's father show Marcus that he took from his greatest battle ever in Chapter 15?
(a) A bracelet.
(b) A pocket-watch.
(c) A compass.
(d) A ring.

3. Who do not dance at the Feast of the New Spears in Chapter 15?
(a) The lords.
(b) The warriors.
(c) The women.
(d) The men.

4. What is the purpose of the red coral bead that is adorned about the neck of the baby in Chapter 13?
(a) To grant hospitality.
(b) To ward off the Evil Eye.
(c) To ensure a good suitor.
(d) To bring the family wealth.

5. How long is the Wall that is described in Chapter 11?
(a) 80 miles.
(b) 20 miles.
(c) 50 miles.
(d) 200 miles.

6. What is the name of the Chieftan's brother in Chapter 14?
(a) Pilum.
(b) Liathan.
(c) Beppo.
(d) Typhon.

7. What word from Chapter 14 refers to honey mead made by the Celtic Druids?
(a) Alerno.
(b) Metheglin.
(c) Vocci.
(d) Palernum.

8. What animal is the hunting party that Marcus encounters bringing back to their village in Chapter 14?
(a) A deer.
(b) An elk.
(c) A goat.
(d) A boar.

9. Esca tells Marcus that he told the man who bought their horses that they were sired from whose stables?
(a) Queen Cartimandua's.
(b) Centurion Clodius Maximus's.
(c) Perseus's.
(d) Claudius Hieronimianus's.

10. Who is said to have discovered Marcus's ring-brooch by the loch in Chapter 19?
(a) Gault.
(b) Pilum.
(c) Anderida.
(d) Tartarus.

11. To whom does Marcus build an altar in Chapter 11?
(a) Mithras.
(b) Perseus.
(c) Tartarus.
(d) Typhon.

12. How many lives were lost in the recovering of the "winged god" (196), according to the Chieftan's grandfather in Chapter 15?
(a) Six.
(b) Nine.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

13. The Wall in the North is described as spanning from Luguvallium to where in Chapter 11?
(a) Anderida.
(b) Durinum.
(c) Segedunum.
(d) Eburacum.

14. What does Marcus wrap the Eagle in when it is placed in the altar in Chapter 20?
(a) His father's blanket.
(b) His old military cloak.
(c) His mother's wedding gown.
(d) His father's military cloak.

15. What is the name of Guern's wife?
(a) Valaria.
(b) Murna.
(c) Margarita.
(d) Narcissa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Marcus notice a scar from on Guern's chin in Chapter 13?

2. What color is the harebell that Marcus observes in Chapter 18?

3. What bird do Marcus and Esca encounter in their escape in Chapter 18?

4. What loch do Marcus and the others pass in Chapter 14?

5. What kind of cap does Marcus wear in disguise in Chapter 11?

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